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Mathos in Salammbô by Reyer Creator at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, on 10 February 1890, (François Alfred Alexander Sellier) (26 March 1849 - 26 June 1899). As a young man of very poor ancestry he came to Paris looking for work. When he worked as an errand boy for a merchant his voice was discovered and with financial help he was able to study at the Conservatoire National de Paris. In 1876 he finished his vocal studies by winning the "Prix du Conservatoire". After that he was immediately engaged by the Grand-Opéra, where in 1878 he made his debut as Arnold in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell". Here he created the role of Manoël at the première in Gounod's "Le Tribut de Zamora" (1881) and the role of Paolo at the première of "Françoise de Rimini" by Ambroise Thomas (1882). He was widely admired for the balanced beauty of his tenor voice and the dramatic force of his performance. After a hunting accident he ended his career at the Grand-Opéra in 1888. The season 1889/90 he was engaged at Brussels at "The Théâtre de la Monnaie" , where he created the role of Mathô at the première of Ernest Reyer's opera "Salammbô". The season 1890/91 he was engaged at the Opéra of Marseille and the following years he was engaged by various French provincial theaters.

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MARCELLA SEMBRICH (Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska) (February 15, 1858 – January 11, 1935) Polish Soprano She entered the Vienna Conservatory in Autumn 1875. It was only then that her remarkable voice was discovered. She studied violin with Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr., piano with Julius Epstein, and voice with Viktor Rokitansky. After a year it was decided to give up study of the violin and piano and fully devote the young student to voice lessons. She arrived in Milan in September 1876 to study with one of the best vocal teachers on the continent, namely, Giovanni Battista Lamperti, son of the eminent teacher Francesco Lamperti, with whom she would later study in 1885. Made her debut in opera at Athens as Elvira in Bellini's I Puritani on June 3, 1877. She not only sang Puritani, but also Dinorah, Lucia di Lammermoor, Robert le Diable and La Sonnambula! She continued her vocal studies, this time with Marie Seebach and Richard Lewey in Vienna. At Covent Garden and signed a contract there for five seasons. In June 1880 she created a sensation in her debut at Covent Garden as Lucia in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. She became a great favorite in the characters of Zerlina, Don Giovanni; Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro; Konstanze, The Abduction from the Seraglio; Lady Harriet/Martha, Martha; and, of course, Lucia. She made her Met debut as Lucia in the company premiere of Lucia di Lammermoor on October 24, 1883, she was also the Met's first Elvira in I Puritani, Violetta in La Traviata, Amina in La Sonnambula, Gilda in Rigoletto, Marguerite in Les Huguenots and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

as St Bris "Les Huguenots" Meyerbeer POL PLANCON (Pol Henri Plançon ) (12 June 1851 – 11 August 1914) French Bass Debut June 25, 1883 in FAUST (Mephistopheles). Sang LES HUGUENOTS (Saint-Bris, 1883 ; Marcel, 1892), L’AFRICAINE (don Diego, 1883 ; don Pedro, 1885 ; Grand Brahmine, 1886), LE PROPHETE (Oberthal), LE FREISCHÜTZ (Gaspard), HENRY VIII (de Norfolk) en 1883 ; SAPHO (Pithéas, 1884) ; GUILLAUME TELL (Gessler, 1885 ; Walter, 1888 ; Melchtal, 1892), RIGOLETTO (Sparafucile), SIGURD (Hagen) en 1885 ; LE CID (don Diègue, 1886), PATRIE ! (Duc d'Albe, 1887) ; HAMLET (le Roi), LA JUIVE (Brogni) en 1888 ; ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (Frère Laurent, 1889) ; LOHENGRIN (le Roi), LA FAVORITE (Balthazar) en 1891. A créé LE CID (don Gormas) le 30 novembre 1885 et ASCANIO (François Ier).

as Don Giovanni in "Don Giovanni' by Mozart VICTOR MAUREL June 17, 1848 – October 22, 1923). Baritone Debuted at the Opera March 04, 1868. Debuted at the Opéra-Comique on 06 October 1885 in Etoile du Nord (Peters)Chante Zampa, le Songe d'une nuit d'été, Don Juan.. Sang Falstaff (Falstaff) from 1900, le Juif Polonais (Mathis), He created two roles. Verdi had chosen him to create Otello (Iago) and Falstaff (Falstaff) at the Scala in Milan. In 1883, he attempted to resurrect the Théâtre Italien in Paris.

as Don Giovanni in "Don Giovanni' by Mozart VICTOR MAUREL June 17, 1848 – October 22, 1923). Baritone Debuted at the Opera March 04, 1868. Debuted at the Opéra-Comique on 06 October 1885 in Etoile du Nord (Peters)Chante Zampa, le Songe d'une nuit d'été, Don Juan.. Sang Falstaff (Falstaff) from 1900, le Juif Polonais (Mathis), He created two roles. Verdi had chosen him to create Otello (Iago) and Falstaff (Falstaff) at the Scala in Milan. In 1883, he attempted to resurrect the Théâtre Italien in Paris.

as Phryne "Phyrne" by Massenet Juliette BILBAUT-VAUCHELET (Juliette Maria Angélique BILBAUT ) 26 September 1855 - 1 February 1925 French Soprano Studied at the School of Music of Douai, first the violin, then voice and continued her studies at the Paris Consevatiore. Debut 25 December , 1877 at Opera Comique as Isabelle in the “Le Pre-aux-Clercs” by Herold ,Her roles at the Opera Comique included Cherubino in “The Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart ; Queen of the Night and Pamina in “The Magic Flute” by Mozart; ; Micaela in Carmen by Bizet; Benjamin in “Joseph”by d’Etienne Méhul. Prascovia in L’Etoile du Nord by Meyerbeer; Athenaeus)in “les Mousquetaires de la Reine” by Halevy ; Catarina “les Diamants de la Couronne” by Auber At the Opera Comique she created the following roles: 30 December 1878 Suzanne in “Suzanne” byf Emile Paladilhe; 8 March 1880 Arlette in “Jean de Nivelle”by Léo Delibes ; 31 December, 1881 Henri Fideline in “ la Taverne des Trabans” by d'Henri Maréchal ; 23 March, 1882 Armande in “Galante adventure”by Ernest Guiraud.

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ALBERT ALVAREZ (Raymond Gourron) 16 January 1861- 26 February 1933 Studied singing with the Martini in Paris. 1886 debut at the Opera of Ghent as Gounod’s Faust. He then sang in Lyon and Marseille in 1892 and came to the Grand Opera of Paris .Sang 06.20.1894 in the premiere of Massenet’s “Thaïs” as Nicias, 1895 in the world premiere of “La Montagne Noire” by Augusta Holmès, 1897 Walther von Stolzing in the Paris premiere of “Meistersinger” by Wagner (in french language), in 1897 the world premiere of. Messidor,” by Bruneau 1901 in the world premiere of “Astarte” by Xavier Leroux, 1904 “Le fils de l’Étoile” by Erlanger, at the Grand Opéra Paris also in 1896 at the premiere of the opera “Hellé” by Duvernoy, 1898 “La Burgonde” by Vidal and 1905 at the premiere of the opera “Fredegonde” by Guiraud. In Monte Carlo, he starred in the world premieres of operas “Messaline” by De Lara (21/03/1899) and “Hélène” (dedicated to Nellie Melba) by Saint-Saëns (02/18/1904) .Guested 1893-1903 at Covent Garden Opera London. Here he sang on the 20/06/1894 Araquil in the world premiere of the opera “La Navarraise” by Massenet, 1893 in the world premiere of “Amy Robsart” by De Lara. In 1899-1903 he was the Metropolitan Opera New York (debut as Roméo in “Roméo et Juliette” by Gounod). In 1907-08 he undertook a major tour of Belgium and Germany. He worked as a teacher in Paris. Roles included Raoul in ‘Les Huguenots’ by Meyerbeer, Sigurd, in the opera of the same name by Reyer, Des Grieux in Massenet’s “Manon,” ,Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Siegmund in “Die Walküre,” Radames in “Aida” and Othello by Verdi, Fernand in “La Favorite,” by Donizetti, José in “Carmen”, Jean in “Le Prophete” by Meyerbeer, Rodrigue, in “Le Cid” by Massenet ,Matho in the “Salammbô” by Reyer, Hoffmann in “The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach,” Tristan in “Tristan and Isolde” by Richard Wagner and Faust in “La damnation de Faust” by Berlioz.

ALBERT ALVAREZ (Raymond Gourron) 16 January 1861- 26 February 1933 Studied singing with the Martini in Paris. 1886 debut at the Opera of Ghent as Gounod’s Faust. He then sang in Lyon and Marseille in 1892 and came to the Grand Opera of Paris .Sang 06.20.1894 in the premiere of Massenet’s “Thaïs” as Nicias, 1895 in the world premiere of “La Montagne Noire” by Augusta Holmès, 1897 Walther von Stolzing in the Paris premiere of “Meistersinger” by Wagner (in french language), in 1897 the world premiere of. Messidor,” by Bruneau 1901 in the world premiere of “Astarte” by Xavier Leroux, 1904 “Le fils de l’Étoile” by Erlanger, at the Grand Opéra Paris also in 1896 at the premiere of the opera “Hellé” by Duvernoy, 1898 “La Burgonde” by Vidal and 1905 at the premiere of the opera “Fredegonde” by Guiraud. In Monte Carlo, he starred in the world premieres of operas “Messaline” by De Lara (21/03/1899) and “Hélène” (dedicated to Nellie Melba) by Saint-Saëns (02/18/1904) .Guested 1893-1903 at Covent Garden Opera London. Here he sang on the 20/06/1894 Araquil in the world premiere of the opera “La Navarraise” by Massenet, 1893 in the world premiere of “Amy Robsart” by De Lara. In 1899-1903 he was the Metropolitan Opera New York (debut as Roméo in “Roméo et Juliette” by Gounod). In 1907-08 he undertook a major tour of Belgium and Germany. He worked as a teacher in Paris. Roles included Raoul in ‘Les Huguenots’ by Meyerbeer, Sigurd, in the opera of the same name by Reyer, Des Grieux in Massenet’s “Manon,” ,Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Siegmund in “Die Walküre,” Radames in “Aida” and Othello by Verdi, Fernand in “La Favorite,” by Donizetti, José in “Carmen”, Jean in “Le Prophete” by Meyerbeer, Rodrigue, in “Le Cid” by Massenet ,Matho in the “Salammbô” by Reyer, Hoffmann in “The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach,” Tristan in “Tristan and Isolde” by Richard Wagner and Faust in “La damnation de Faust” by Berlioz.

as Sigurd "Sigurd" by Reyer ALBERT ALVAREZ (Raymond Gourron) 16 January 1861- 26 February 1933 Studied singing with the Martini in Paris. 1886 debut at the Opera of Ghent as Gounod’s Faust. He then sang in Lyon and Marseille in 1892 and came to the Grand Opera of Paris .Sang 06.20.1894 in the premiere of Massenet’s “Thaïs” as Nicias, 1895 in the world premiere of “La Montagne Noire” by Augusta Holmès, 1897 Walther von Stolzing in the Paris premiere of “Meistersinger” by Wagner (in french language), in 1897 the world premiere of. Messidor,” by Bruneau 1901 in the world premiere of “Astarte” by Xavier Leroux, 1904 “Le fils de l’Étoile” by Erlanger, at the Grand Opéra Paris also in 1896 at the premiere of the opera “Hellé” by Duvernoy, 1898 “La Burgonde” by Vidal and 1905 at the premiere of the opera “Fredegonde” by Guiraud. In Monte Carlo, he starred in the world premieres of operas “Messaline” by De Lara (21/03/1899) and “Hélène” (dedicated to Nellie Melba) by Saint-Saëns (02/18/1904) .Guested 1893-1903 at Covent Garden Opera London. Here he sang on the 20/06/1894 Araquil in the world premiere of the opera “La Navarraise” by Massenet, 1893 in the world premiere of “Amy Robsart” by De Lara. In 1899-1903 he was the Metropolitan Opera New York (debut as Roméo in “Roméo et Juliette” by Gounod). In 1907-08 he undertook a major tour of Belgium and Germany. He worked as a teacher in Paris. Roles included Raoul in ‘Les Huguenots’ by Meyerbeer, Sigurd, in the opera of the same name by Reyer, Des Grieux in Massenet’s “Manon,” ,Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Siegmund in “Die Walküre,” Radames in “Aida” and Othello by Verdi, Fernand in “La Favorite,” by Donizetti, José in “Carmen”, Jean in “Le Prophete” by Meyerbeer, Rodrigue, in “Le Cid” by Massenet ,Matho in the “Salammbô” by Reyer, Hoffmann in “The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach,” Tristan in “Tristan and Isolde” by Richard Wagner and Faust in “La damnation de Faust” by Berlioz.

as Guillaume "Messidor" by Alfred Bruneau CREATOR 19 February , 1897 in Paris. ALBERT ALVAREZ (Raymond Gourron) 16 January 1861- 26 February 1933 Studied singing with the Martini in Paris. 1886 debut at the Opera of Ghent as Gounod’s Faust. He then sang in Lyon and Marseille in 1892 and came to the Grand Opera of Paris .Sang 06.20.1894 in the premiere of Massenet’s “Thaïs” as Nicias, 1895 in the world premiere of “La Montagne Noire” by Augusta Holmès, 1897 Walther von Stolzing in the Paris premiere of “Meistersinger” by Wagner (in french language), in 1897 the world premiere of. Messidor,” by Bruneau 1901 in the world premiere of “Astarte” by Xavier Leroux, 1904 “Le fils de l’Étoile” by Erlanger, at the Grand Opéra Paris also in 1896 at the premiere of the opera “Hellé” by Duvernoy, 1898 “La Burgonde” by Vidal and 1905 at the premiere of the opera “Fredegonde” by Guiraud. In Monte Carlo, he starred in the world premieres of operas “Messaline” by De Lara (21/03/1899) and “Hélène” (dedicated to Nellie Melba) by Saint-Saëns (02/18/1904) .Guested 1893-1903 at Covent Garden Opera London. Here he sang on the 20/06/1894 Araquil in the world premiere of the opera “La Navarraise” by Massenet, 1893 in the world premiere of “Amy Robsart” by De Lara. In 1899-1903 he was the Metropolitan Opera New York (debut as Roméo in “Roméo et Juliette” by Gounod). In 1907-08 he undertook a major tour of Belgium and Germany. He worked as a teacher in Paris. Roles included Raoul in ‘Les Huguenots’ by Meyerbeer, Sigurd, in the opera of the same name by Reyer, Des Grieux in Massenet’s “Manon,” ,Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Siegmund in “Die Walküre,” Radames in “Aida” and Othello by Verdi, Fernand in “La Favorite,” by Donizetti, José in “Carmen”, Jean in “Le Prophete” by Meyerbeer, Rodrigue, in “Le Cid” by Massenet ,Matho in the “Salammbô” by Reyer, Hoffmann in “The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach,” Tristan in “Tristan and Isolde” by Richard Wagner and Faust in “La damnation de Faust” by Berlioz.

ADELINA PATTI (19 February 1843 – 27 September 1919) Soprano Her voice was noticed very early and she nade her first tour in America at the age of seven years and was a huge success. Studied singing in New York under the direction of Maurice Strakosch, her brother-in-law, and in 1859 she sang in New York in Lucia di Lammermoor. At Covent Garden theatre in London in 1861 where she sang la Sonnambula, her reputation was strengthened and in 1862 she was singing in Paris at the Théâtre Italien, where she soon became the star. She remained at Paris until 1870, being heard in London during the summer season. In Paris she sang the Italian Repertory, in London the french Repertory. After a long stay in America and London, Patti returned several times to Paris at the Opera (debut in 1874) and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. Then she resumed travels and successfully created, in London, in 1882, the Charles Lenepveu's Velléda. She also created Dolores of André Pollonais in Nice on February 22, 1897. She triumphed especially in a vast Italian repertoire that suited to her beautiful light soprano voice. His career lasted for fifty-six years.

ADELINA PATTI (19 February 1843 – 27 September 1919) Soprano Her voice was noticed very early and she nade her first tour in America at the age of seven years and was a huge success. Studied singing in New York under the direction of Maurice Strakosch, her brother-in-law, and in 1859 she sang in New York in Lucia di Lammermoor. At Covent Garden theatre in London in 1861 where she sang la Sonnambula, her reputation was strengthened and in 1862 she was singing in Paris at the Théâtre Italien, where she soon became the star. She remained at Paris until 1870, being heard in London during the summer season. In Paris she sang the Italian Repertory, in London the french Repertory. After a long stay in America and London, Patti returned several times to Paris at the Opera (debut in 1874) and the Théâtre de la Gaîté. Then she resumed travels and successfully created, in London, in 1882, the Charles Lenepveu's Velléda. She also created Dolores of André Pollonais in Nice on February 22, 1897. She triumphed especially in a vast Italian repertoire that suited to her beautiful light soprano voice. His career lasted for fifty-six years.

MARIE GABRIELLE KRAUSS (Vienna, 23 March 1842 - January 06, 1906) Soprano She was nicknamed "the Rachel singing". Begins on the night of the inauguration of the Palais Garnier on 05 January 1875 in both first act of LA JUIVE (Rachel). Sings DON JUAN (Anna, 1875), LES HUGUENOTS (Valentine, 1875), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Alice, 1876), du FREISCHÜTZ (Agathe, 1877), the African (Selika, 1877), FAUST (Marguerite, 1882) and SAPPHO (Sappho, 1884). Is the creator of Joan of ARC (Jeanne d'Arc), POLYEUCTE (Pauline), AIDA (Aida), Madonna (the Virgin), the tribute of ZAMORA (Hermosa), HENRY VIII (Catherine of Aragon), RIGOLETTO (Gilda) and Fatherland! (Dolores). retired in 1888.

MARIE GABRIELLE KRAUSS (Vienna, 23 March 1842 - January 06, 1906) Soprano She was nicknamed "the Rachel singing". Begins on the night of the inauguration of the Palais Garnier on 05 January 1875 in both first act of LA JUIVE (Rachel). Sings DON JUAN (Anna, 1875), LES HUGUENOTS (Valentine, 1875), ROBERT LE DIABLE (Alice, 1876), du FREISCHÜTZ (Agathe, 1877), the African (Selika, 1877), FAUST (Marguerite, 1882) and SAPPHO (Sappho, 1884). Is the creator of Joan of ARC (Jeanne d'Arc), POLYEUCTE (Pauline), AIDA (Aida), Madonna (the Virgin), the tribute of ZAMORA (Hermosa), HENRY VIII (Catherine of Aragon), RIGOLETTO (Gilda) and Fatherland! (Dolores). retired in 1888.